Tig 102

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab

its all about time and practice. I still need to run a stack of scrap before I finish weld a production piece.

A truer (smarter) statement was never made! If you guys think you can run beads like the pros --- and not weld stuff for weeks --- then just pick up the torch and just start dabbin' dimes... WELL.... Good luck with that!

Even if you weld 3 or 4 times a week... you're not going to lay it out like someone that welds 8 hours a day, 50 weeks a year. That's MILES of welding compared to your inches. You WILL forget to turn on the gas... or you will not have the stick out correct... or you won't change your cup size to be able to reach the inside corner... and you WILL stick your tungsten in the puddle... or you won't be able to see because your hood is too dark.

Having said all of that... I personally find it very relaxing... and you can get good enough to stick some stuff together. It frees you up to THINK about how you want to do something - because once you can cut something up - now you have options... cause you can put it back together.


Here's SIEG'S next project --- a light over his table!! LOL


I have some headers that I'm thinking would be really cool - somehow connected and hanging so the flanges (and their 8 total pipe holes) would have lights shinning down or "something".



This "exhaust pipe" light (can't call it a chandelier without pissing off the little woman can we??) is in the Optima "Prime" rig.


Making things like this -- helps build your skills. And is fun.